Sediment capture syphon apparatus

ABSTRACT

A sediment capture syphon apparatus for capturing sediment from a borrow site is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a containment basin having a containment basin pump valve and a vacuum tank vacuum valve configured to pump water to a vacuum tank. The vacuum tank is connected to an anti-static pressure tank and a backwash tank via one or more valves and conduits. The containment basin is further connected to a separator tank configured to pull the sediment deposits from a submerged filter. A filter assembly is configured to deposit the sediment in the deposited location. The apparatus further includes a buoyancy lift configured to exert a buoyancy lift float mechanism to float deposit and a waterfall tank to receive water flow from the filter assembly by creating pressure. The apparatus is further connected to an electrical power source to power a battery comprising one or more switches via a wire.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit of the filing date of U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 63/473,381, filed on 2022 May 25. The contents of U.S.Provisional Application No. 63/473,381 are hereby incorporated byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention generally relates to a sediment capture apparatus.More specifically, the present invention relates to a sediment captureapparatus to capture and borrow sediment from the bottom of rivers,bays, and other bodies of water.

BACKGROUND

Sedimentation is a natural process in all water bodies. The process ofsedimentation includes the accumulation of sediments in rivers andstreams. Most sediments settle at the bottom of the river or waterbodies. The accumulated sediments have negative effects which decreasethe water quality, loss of habitat, and pollutants in water. Varioussedimentation-capturing apparatuses are used to remove sand and sedimentfrom rivers, bays, creeks, and other bodies of water. The sedimentcapture apparatus is a useful measure for preserving water quality.Moreover, they are most useful in capturing sediments in the runoff.

Currently, sedimentation-based tanks and pumps are used for removing themajority of the sediments. The sedimentation-based tanks and pumps,however, cannot completely remove all of the fine sediment from thewater. Therefore, in addition, sedimentation filter systems are used toremove fine sediment. The filtering system serves as a collectorcapturing all solid particles and debris. Moreover, filtration systemsare used for the effective treatment of water.

The existing systems use sediment capture apparatuses comprising asyphon filter and pumps. They use gravity flow from the upper tank togenerate a vacuum to establish a syphon for drawing flowable sedimentslurry from an environmental borrow site to a filter. Further, otherexisting systems employ apparatuses for transporting water to elevationusing multiple forces of nature simultaneously or separately.

Thus, there is a need for a sediment capture apparatus that captures andborrows sediment from the bottom of the borrow site and other bodies ofwater. Also, there is a need for an apparatus that is independent of theborrow site water surface. Further, there is a need for an apparatusthat uses a vacuum to lift the sediment from the bottom of the borrowsite.

SUMMARY

The present invention generally discloses a sediment capture apparatus.Further, the present invention discloses a sediment capture apparatus tocapture and borrow sediment from the bottom of rivers, bays, and otherbodies of water. The apparatus of the present invention uses a vacuum tolift the sediment from the bottom of the borrow site.

In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a containment basin placedabove a borrow site. In one embodiment, the borrow site comprises awater surface having sediment. In one embodiment, the containment basincomprises a containment basin pump valve configured to pump water to avacuum tank through a conduit and a vacuum tank vacuum valve configuredto pump back water through a conduit into the containment basin, therebycreating a vacuum in the vacuum tank. In one embodiment, the vacuum tankfurther is connected to an anti-static pressure tank and a backwash tankvia one or more valves and conduits. In one embodiment, the anti-staticpressure tank is further connected to the borrow site via a drill valveconfigured to pump the water from the anti-static pressure tank to adrill conduit outlet and sediment. In one embodiment, the anti-staticpressure tank is further connected with an anti-static valve to receivewater from the borrow site attached to a connector.

In one embodiment, the containment basin is further connected to aseparator tank via one or more valves and conduits. In one embodiment,the separator tank is configured to pull the sediment deposits from asubmerged filter comprising slurry using a vacuum. In one embodiment,the sediment deposits pulled into the separator tank are flushed outinto a deposit location when the water flows through any one of theconduits to the separator tank. In one embodiment, the separator tankfurther includes a water level indicator to indicate the level of waterin the separator tank.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes a filter assembly orupper filter with a filter screen. In one embodiment, the syphon processbegins when the filter assembly is full. In one embodiment, the filterassembly comprises an upper knife valve and a lower knife valveconfigured to deposit the sediment in the deposited location. When thevacuum in the filter assembly is released, the sediment piles in a lowerknife valve compartment leaving the water in the filter assembly. Thesediment then falls through the lower knife valve to the depositlocation. In one embodiment, the vacuum in the filter assembly isreleased through an upper filter vent valve. In one embodiment, thefilter assembly further includes a capture valve configured to captureand drain the valve comprising water along with aquatic life without anyharm.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes a buoyance lift. Inone embodiment, the buoyance lift is configured to exert a buoyancy liftfloat mechanism to float a float comprising the deposit at the surfaceof the water. In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes awaterfall tank to receive water flow from the filter assembly bycreating pressure. During the syphon process, the water will flow fromthe backwash tank to the waterfall tank.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes a precipitation catchconfigured to add water to the backwash tank as precipitation occurs. Inone embodiment, the backwash tank receives water from the precipitationcatch via one or more valves. In one embodiment, the apparatus furtherincludes an electrical power source. In one embodiment, the electricalpower source is a solar panel. In one embodiment, the solar panel isconfigured to power a battery comprising one or more switches via awire. In one embodiment, each switch is connected to a pump. In oneembodiment, the switches provide power to the pumps through wires.

The above summary contains simplifications, generalizations, andomissions of detail and is not intended as a comprehensive descriptionof the claimed subject matter but, rather, is intended to provide abrief overview of some of the functionality associated therewith. Othersystems, methods, functionality, features, and advantages of the claimedsubject matter will be or will become apparent to one with skill in theart upon examination of the following figures and detailed writtendescription.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The description of the illustrative embodiments can be read inconjunction with the accompanying figures. It will be appreciated thatfor simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements illustrated in thefigures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, thedimensions of some of the elements are exaggerated relative to otherelements. Embodiments incorporating teachings of the present disclosureare shown and described with respect to the figures presented herein, inwhich:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a sediment capture syphonapparatus, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

A description of embodiments of the present invention will now be givenwith reference to the Figures. It is expected that the present inventionmay be embodied in other specific forms without departing from itsspirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to beconsidered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a schematic representation of a sediment capturesyphon apparatus 100 is illustrated. In one embodiment, the apparatus100 is designed for capturing sediment from the bottom of borrow sitesuch as rivers, bays, and other bodies of water. In one embodiment, theapparatus 100 uses a vacuum to lift the sediment from the bottom of theborrow site. In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further uses asubmerged filter under the surface of the borrow site where the waterflows from the submerged filter to a waterfall tank by using pressure.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 comprises a containment basin 109with a water level 109 a placed above a borrow site 151. In oneembodiment, the borrow site 151 comprises a water surface 151 b havingsediment 151 c. In one embodiment, the containment basin 109 uses avacuum to lift the sediment 151 c from the barrow site 151. Thecontainment basin 109 is independent of the borrow site water surface151 b and is placed above or below the surface. In one embodiment, thecontainment basin 109 comprises a containment basin pump valve 125 and avacuum tank vacuum valve 126. The containment basin pump 125 isconfigured to pump water to a vacuum tank 104 through a conduit. Thevacuum tank vacuum valve 126 is configured to pump back the waterthrough the conduit into the containment basin 109, thereby creating avacuum in the vacuum tank 104.

In one embodiment, the vacuum tank 104 is connected to an anti-staticpressure tank 102 and a backwash tank 103 via one or more valves andconduits. In one embodiment, the anti-static pressure tank 102 isconnected to the borrow site 151 via a drill valve 127 configured topump the water from the anti-static pressure tank 102 to a drill conduitoutlet 151 d and sediment 151 c. In one embodiment, the anti-staticpressure tank 102 is connected to an anti-static valve 128 to receivewater from the borrow site 151 attached with a connector 151 a.

In one embodiment, the containment basin 109 is connected to a separatortank 108 with a water level 108 a via one or more valves and conduits.In one embodiment, the separator tank 108 is configured to pull thesediment deposits from a submerged filter 110 with slurry using avacuum. In one embodiment, the sediment deposits pulled into theseparator tank 108 are flushed out into a deposit location 107 when thewater flows through any one of the conduits to the separator tank 108.In one embodiment, the separator tank 108 comprises a water levelindicator 158 to indicate the level of water in the separator tank 108.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further comprises a filter assemblyor upper filter 106 with an upper filter screen 106 a. In oneembodiment, the syphon process begins when the filter assembly 106 isfull. In one embodiment, the filter assembly 106 comprises an upperknife valve 136 and a lower knife valve 137 configured to deposit thesediment in the deposited location 107. When the vacuum in the filterassembly 106 is released, the sediment piles in a lower knife valvecompartment 137 a leaves the water in the filter assembly 106. Thesediment then falls through the lower knife valve 137 to the depositlocation 107. In one embodiment, the vacuum in the filter assembly 106is released through an upper filter vent valve 135. In one embodiment,the filter assembly 106 further comprises a capture valve 140 configuredto capture and drain the valve having water along with aquatic lifewithout any harm.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further comprises a buoyancy lift111. In one embodiment, the buoyancy lift 111 is configured to exert abuoyancy lift float mechanism to float a float 105 with deposit at thesurface of the water. In one embodiment, the buoyancy lift 111 furtherlifts and lowers the deposit from the borrow site 151 as the water levelrises and falls.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further comprises a waterfall tank112 with a water level 112 a. In one embodiment, the waterfall tank 112receives water flow from the filter assembly 106 by creating pressure.During the syphon process, the water flows from the backwash tank 103 tothe waterfall tank 112. The waterfall tank 112 holds a sufficient amountof water to flow to the other valves and conduits.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further comprises a precipitationcatch 159 configured to add water to the backwash tank 103 whenprecipitation occurs. It is a way for other water to be introduced intothe apparatus 100 along with water from other forces that elevate water.In one embodiment, the backwash tank 103 receives water from theprecipitation catch 159 via one or more valves. In one embodiment, theprecipitation catch 159 comprises a conduit attached to any one of thevalves configured to allow the water to flow into the backwash tank 103via the conduit.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 further comprises an electricalpower source. In one embodiment, the electrical power source is a solarpanel 157. In one embodiment, the solar panel 157 is configured to powerat least one battery 152. The solar panel 157 supplies power to thebattery 152 via one or more wires 147 a. The battery 152 is operatedusing one or more switches. In one embodiment, one or more switches mayinclude, but are not limited to, a waterfall pump switch 152 a, a borrowsite pump switch 152 b, and a containment basin power switch 152 c. Inone embodiment, each switch is connected to a pump. In one embodiment,the switches are configured to supply power to the pumps through wires.In one embodiment, the waterfall pump switch 152 a is configured topower a waterfall pump 153 of the waterfall tank 112 via a waterfallpump wire 153 a. In one embodiment, the borrow site pump switch 152 b isconfigured to power a borrow site pump 154 of the barrow site 151 via aborrow site pump wire 154 a. In one embodiment, the borrow site pump 154further includes a borrow site pump filter 156 configured to filter thewater before it is pumped by the borrow site pump 154. In oneembodiment, the containment basin power switch 152 c is configured topower a containment basin pump 155 of the containment basin 109 via acontainment basin pump wire 155 a.

Operational Procedures Starting the Apparatus

In one embodiment, the syphon mechanism for capturing the sediment fromthe borrow site 151 using the apparatus 100 includes the followingoperations. At step 1, all valves and pumps in the apparatus 100 areturned off. In one embodiment, the battery 152 attached to theelectrical power source is powered. Further, the battery 152 comprisingone or more switches, provides power to the pumps through wires (155 a,154 a, and 155 a). At step 2, all the valves are in open position. Inone embodiment, the valves may include, but are not limited to, ananti-static filler valve 113, an anti-static tank vent valve 114, adriller backflow valve 115, a backwash tank filler valve 116, a backwashtank vent valve 117, a vacuum block valve 118, a vacuum tank fillervalve 121, a vacuum tank vent valve 124, and a containment basin ventvalve 144. The open position of valves allows the water in the parts toflow freely without creating an airlock.

At step 3, the borrow site pump switch 152 b is turned on, and the waterfilter by the borrow site pump filter 156 is filled in the anti-staticpressure tank 102, backwash tank 103, and vacuum tank 104. While theborrow site pump switch 152 b is on, the water flows from below thewater surface 151 b in borrow site 151 through the borrow site pumpfilter 156, the barrow site pump 154, an anti-static filler conduit 113a, a driller backflow valve 115, anti-static filler valve 113 into theanti-static pressure tank 102. Further, the water flows from a backwashtank conduit 116 a, backwash tank filler valve 116 into the backwashtank 103. The water then flows from the part of a submerged filterbackwash conduit 131 a, a vacuum block conduit 118 a, vacuum block valve118, a vacuum tank filler conduit 121 a, vacuum tank filler valve 121,and into the vacuum tank 104. In one embodiment, the tanks (102, 103,and 104) are filled with water. The tanks (102, 103, and 104) are fullwhen the water flows out of the tank vents. In one embodiment, the wateris filtered by the borrow site pump filter 156 before it is pumped bythe borrow site pump 154. The part of the conduit means up to the valvethat is closed.

At step 4, the valves such as driller backflow valve 115, backwash tankfiller valve 116, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121,and vacuum tank vent valve 124 are closed and the barrow site pumpswitch 152 b is turned off. The water stops flowing into the tanks (102,103, and 104) and will not flow back to borrow site pump 154. At step 5,the valves including anti-static valve 128, a submerged filter valve145, a waterfall backflow valve 149, and a waterfall pump valve 139 areopen. The waterfall pump switch 152 a and waterfall pump 153 are on.While the waterfall pump switch 152 a is on the water in the anti-staticpressure tank 102 flows through an anti-static conduit 128 a,anti-static valve 128, connector 151 a, a submerged filter conduit 145a, submerged filter valve 145, submerged filter 110, a submerged filterscreen 110 a, a waterfall backflow conduit 149 a, waterfall backflowvalve 149, a waterfall tank conduit or part of conduit 138 a, and downinto the waterfall tank 112, and flows through the waterfall pump 153, awaterfall pump conduit 139 a, waterfall pump valve 139, and to thedeposit location 107.

At step 6, the driller valve 127 is open and the anti-static valve 128is closed where a sediment pile is in the submerged filter 110 andslurry compartment 110 b. While the anti-static filler valve 113 isopen, a flow is established in connector 151 a when the anti-staticvalve 128 is open. When the driller valve 127 is open and theanti-static valve 128 is closed, the water flows through a drillerconduit 127 a and driller conduit outlet 151 d into sediment 151 c. Aslurry of sediment flows into the end of the submerged filter conduit145 a through connector 151 a, submerged filter valve 145, submergedfilter 110 and settles into a pile on the bottom of the submerged filter110 and slurry compartment 110 b. The connector 151 a which is near theend of the submerged filter conduit 145 a allows the water from theanti-static conduit 128 a to flow into the submerged filter conduit 145a. When the ant-static valve 128 is closed, the vacuum in the submergedfilter conduit 145 a pulls the slurry of sediment into the end ofsubmerged filter conduit 145 a which is open to borrow site 151.

At step 7, the valves such as driller valve 127, waterfall pump valve139, submerged filter valve 145, and waterfall backflow valve 149 areclosed. Further, the waterfall pump switch 152 a and waterfall pump 153are off to pump water to deposit location 107. In one embodiment, thewaterfall pump 153 pumps water out of the waterfall tank 112 through thewaterfall pump conduit 139 a, waterfall pump valve 139, and to thedeposit location 107. The waterfall pump switch 152 a is turned off whenwaterfall pump 153 runs out of water.

Processing Sediment in the Submerged Filter

At step 1, one or more valves including a separator tank vacuum valve123, vacuum tank vacuum valve 126, slurry backflow valve 133, rightvacuum flow valve 142, and separator tank valve 143 are open. While thevacuum tank filler valve 121 and vacuum tank vent valve 124 are closed,the water in vacuum tank 104 flows through the vacuum tank vacuumconduit 126 a, vacuum tank vacuum valve 126, and into the containmentbasin 109. This will create a vacuum in the vacuum tank 104, a part ofcontainment basin pump conduit 125 a, and part of vacuum tank fillerconduit 121 a, a separator tank vacuum conduit 123 a, separator tankvacuum valve 123, separator tank 108, a part of separator tank backwashconduit 122 a, separator tank valve 143, a deposit location conduit 141a, a part of backflow valve conduit 134 a, part of waterfall tankconduit 138 a, a right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, right vacuum flowvalve 142, filter assembly 106, a part of left vacuum flow conduit 129a, part of buoyancy lift flow conduit 132 a, an apart of upper filterbackwash conduit 120 a, a slurry backflow valve conduit 133 a, slurrybackflow valve 133, slurry compartment 110 b, part of buoyancy lift flowconduit 132 a, a part of slurry compartment conduit 146 a, submergedfilter 110, part of submerged filter conduit 145 a, part of submergedfilter backwash conduit 131 a, and part of waterfall backflow conduit149 a.

At step 2, a slurry compartment valve 146 is open. The water in backwashtank 103 flows through the submerged filter conduit 131 a, slurrycompartment conduit 146 a, and slurry compartment valve 146 into thesubmerged filter 110 and compartment 110 b. This will create a slurry ofsediment in the pile on the bottom of the submerged filter 110 and inthe slurry compartment 110 b. The vacuum pulls the slurry through slurrybackflow valve conduit 133 a, slurry backflow valve 133, left vacuumflow conduit 129 a, filter assembly 106, and water through filterassembly screen 106 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, right vacuumflow valve 142, deposit location conduit 141 a, separator tank valve143, and into the separator tank 108. When the slurry is in filterassembly 106, sediment 151 c settles into a pile on the bottom of filterassembly 106. The water in the separator tank 108 rises to level 108 ashown by indicator 158. As this continues the slurry in slurrycompartment 110 b is moved to filter assembly 106. The separator tank108 keeps water from being vacuumed into the vacuum tank 104.

At step 3, the valves such as the slurry backflow valve 133, rightvacuum flow valve 142, separator tank valve 143, and slurry compartmentvalve 146 are closed. Further, the upper filter vent valve 135 and upperknife valve 136 are open. The vacuum in filter assembly 106 is releasedthrough upper filter vent valve 135, and the sediment pile will fallthrough the upper knife valve 136 into the lower knife valve compartment137 a leaving the water in filter assembly 106. The air in the lowerknife valve compartment 137 a flows up to the top of filter assembly106. At step 4, the upper knife valve 136 is closed and the lower knifevalve 137 is open. Further, deposit location 107 has sediment. While thelower knife valve 137 is open, the sediment falls through the lowerknife valve 137 to the deposit location 107. The lower knife valvecompartment 137 a also allows the sediment pile to be removed fromfilter assembly 106 while the vacuum is still in filter assembly 106 andthe slurry still flowing. When the upper knife valve 136 is closed, itholds the vacuum in filter assembly 106 while lower knife valve 137 isopen.

At step 5, the vacuum tank vent valve 124 and containment basin pumpvalve 125 are open. The containment basin pump switch 152 c andcontainment basin pump 155 are on to fill the vacuum tank 104. Whilevacuum tank vent valve 124 and containment basin pump valve 125 areopen, the water in the containment basin 109 flows from the containmentbasin pump 155 through containment basin pump conduit 125 a, containmentbasin pump valve 125, and into the vacuum tank 104. This will refill thevacuum tank 104. At step 6, the containment basin pump valve 125 isclosed. Further, the containment basin pump switch 152 c and containmentbasin pump 155 are off. While the containment basin pump valve 125 isclosed the water stop flowing into the vacuum tank 104.

Drain and Backwash

At step 1, the left vacuum flow valve 129 and capture valve 140 are opento drain the filter assembly 106 and the aquatic life is safe. Thisallows the water in filter assembly 106 to flow out through a leftvacuum flow conduit 129 a and left vacuum flow valve 129. Also, thisallows the aquatic life to escape by following the water flow and returnto the borrow site 151 without harm, and through capture valve 140 forcapture without harm. Further, the filter assembly screens 106 a andsubmerged filter screen 110 a keep the aquatic life in filter assembly106 and submerged filter 110 until they are allowed to escape. At step2, the backwash tank filler valve 116 is open, and the borrow site pumpswitch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 are on. While the borrow site pumpswitch 152 b is on, the water flows through borrow site pump filter 156,borrow site pump 154, part of anti-static filter conduit 113 a, backwashtank conduit 116 a, and backwash tank filler valve 116 into the backwashtank 103. This will add water to the backwash tank 103.

At step 3, the left vacuum flow valve 129 and capture valve 140 areclosed. Further, the vacuum block valve 118, an upper filter backwashvalve 120, and upper knife valve 136 are open. While the lower knifevalve 137 is still open, water flows from the backwash tank 103 throughpart of submerged filter backwash conduit 131 a, part of vacuum blockconduit 118 a, vacuum block valve 118, upper filter backwash conduit 120a, upper filter backwash valve 120, upper filter screen 106 a, thefilter assembly 106 and upper knife valve 136. Anything left in filterassembly 106 and lower knife valve compartment 137 a is flushed out. Atstep 4, the upper filter backwash valve 120, upper filter vent valve135, upper knife valve 136, and lower knife valve 137 are closed.Further, a separator tank backwash valve 122, separator tank valve 143,and a deposit location valve 141 are open. While the borrow site pumpswitch 152 b is on, the water flows through borrow site pump filter 156,borrow site pump 154, part of anti-static filler conduit 113 a, backwashtank conduit 116 a, backwash tank valve 116, backwash tank 103, part ofsubmerged filter backwash conduit 131 a, vacuum block conduit 118 a,vacuum block valve 118, separator tank backwash conduit 122 a, separatortank backwash valve 122, separator tank 108, separator tank valve 143,deposit location conduit 141 a, deposit location valve 141, and todeposit location 107. The fine particle sediment that settled inseparator tank 108 is flushed out to deposit location 107.

At step 5, the vacuum block valve 118 is closed and a connector backwashvalve 130 is open. While the borrow site pump switch 152 b is on, waterflows through the borrow site pump filter 156, borrow site pump 154,part of anti-static filler conduit 113 a, backwash tank conduit 116 a,backwash tank valve 116, backwash tank 103, part of submerged filterbackwash conduit 131 a, a connector backwash conduit 130 a, connectorbackwash valve 130, part of left vacuum flow conduit 129 a, part ofsubmerged filter conduit 145 a, and connector 151 a into borrow site151. This will flush out connector 151 a and the end of submerged filterconduit 145 a when sediment in borrow site 151 is compressed in andaround the end of the submerged filter conduit 145 a. At step 6, thebackwash tank filler valve 116 is closed, and the borrow site pumpswitch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 are off. While the backwash tankfiller valve 116 is closed, the water stops flowing.

Bypass Submerged Filter

At step 1, all the valves and pumps are turned off. At step 2, theanti-static filler valve 113, anti-static tank vent valve 114, drillerbackflow valve 115, backwash tank filler valve 116, backwash tank ventvalve 117, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121, vacuumtank vent valve 124, and containment basin vent valve 144 are open. Thisallows water in the parts to flow freely without creating an airlock. Atstep 3, the borrow site pump switch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 areon. While borrow site pump switch 151 b is on, the water flows throughborrow site pump filter 156, borrow site pump 154, anti-static fillerconduit 113 a, driller backflow valve 115, anti-static filler valve 113into the anti-static tank 102. Further, the water flows through thebackwash tank conduit 116 a, and backwash tank valve 116 into backwashtank 103. Further, the water flows through the part of submerged filterbackwash conduit 131 a, vacuum block conduit 118 a, vacuum block valve118, vacuum block filler conduit 121 a, vacuum tank filler valve 121,and into vacuum tank 104. The water filtered by borrow site pump filter156 is filled with water in anti-static pressure tank 102, backwash tank103, and vacuum tank 104.

At step 4, the driller backflow valve 115, backwash tank filler valve116, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121, and vacuumtank vent valve 124 are closed. And, the separator tank vacuum valve123, vacuum tank vacuum valve 124, right vacuum flow valve 142, andseparator tank valve 143 are open. The water in the vacuum tank 104flows through vacuum tank vacuum valve 126 and a vacuum tank vacuumconduit 126 a into the containment basin 109. This will create a vacuumin vacuum tank 104, part of containment basin pump conduit 125 a, partof vacuum tank filler conduit 121 a, separator tank vacuum conduit 123a, separator tank vacuum valve 123, separator tank 108, part ofseparator tank backwash conduit 122 a, separator tank valve 143, depositlocation conduit 141 a, part of backflow valve conduit 134 a, part ofwaterfall tank conduit 138 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, rightvacuum flow valve 142, filter assembly 106, part of left vacuum flowconduit 129 a, part of slurry backflow flow conduit 133 a, part ofbuoyancy lift flow conduit 132 a, and part of upper filter backwashconduit 120 a.

At step 5, the anti-static valve 128 and left vacuum flow valve 129 areopen. This allows water in the anti-static tank 102 to flow throughanti-static conduit 128 a, anti-static valve 128, connector 151 a, partof submerged filter conduit 145 a, left vacuum flow conduit 129 a, leftvacuum flow valve 28, the filter assembly 106, filter assembly screen106 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, right vacuum flow valve 142,part of deposit location conduit 141 a, separator tank valve 143, andinto separator tank 108. At step 6, the driller valve 127 is open andthe anti-static valve 128 is closed where the sediment is piled on thebottom of the upper filter assembly 106. A flow is established inconnector 151 a when anti-static valve 128 is open. When driller valve127 is open and anti-static valve 128 is closed, the slurry of sedimentflows into filter assembly 106 and settles into a pile on the bottom offilter assembly 106. At step 7, the driller valve 127 and left vacuumflow valve 129 are closed. Closing vacuum flow valve 129 stops the flowof sediment into filter assembly 106.

Bypass Waterfall Tank

At step 1, close all valves and turn off all pumps. At step 2, theanti-static filler valve 113, anti-static tank vent valve 114, drillerbackflow valve 115, backwash tank filler valve 116, backwash tank ventvalve 117, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121, vacuumtank vent valve 124, and containment basin vent valve 144 are open. Thisallows water in the parts to flow freely without creating an airlock. Atstep 3, the borrow site pump switch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 areon. While borrow site pump switch 152 b is on, the water flows throughborrow site pump filter 156, borrow site pump 154, anti-static fillerconduit 113 a, driller backflow valve 115, anti-static filler valve 113into the anti-static pressure tank 102. Further, the water flows intothe backwash tank conduit 116 a, backwash tank filler valve 116 intobackwash tank 103. Further, the water flows into the part of submergedfilter backwash conduit 131 a, vacuum block conduit 118 a, vacuum blockvalve 118, vacuum tank filler conduit 121 a, vacuum tank filler valve121, and into vacuum tank 104. Water filtered by borrow site pump filter55 is in anti-static pressure tank 102, backwash tank 103, and vacuumtank 104.

At step 4, close valves driller backflow valve 115, backwash tank fillervalve 116, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121, andvacuum tank vent valve 124. Open valves separator tank vacuum valve 123,vacuum tank vacuum valve 126, backflow valve 134, separator tank valve143, and submerged filter valve 145. Water in the vacuum tank 104 flowsthrough vacuum tank vacuum valve 126 and vacuum tank vacuum conduit 126a into containment basin 109. This will create a vacuum in the vacuumtank 104, part of containment basin pump conduit 125 a, part of vacuumtank filler conduit 121 a, separator tank vacuum conduit 123 a,separator tank vacuum valve 123, separator tank 108, part of separatortank backwash conduit 122 a, separator tank valve 143, deposit locationconduit 141 a, part of right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, backflow valveconduit 134 a, part of waterfall tank conduit 138 a, backflow valve 134,part of waterfall backflow conduit 149 a, submerged filter 110, slurrycompartment 110 b, part of slurry compartment filter conduit 146 a, partof buoyancy lift flow conduit 132 a, part of slurry backflow valveconduit 133 a, part of submerged filter backwash conduit 131 a,submerged filter conduit 145 a, submerged filter valve 145 and part ofleft vacuum flow conduit 129 a.

At step 5, the anti-static valve 128 is open. This allows water in theanti-static tank 102 to flow through anti-static conduit 128 a,anti-static valve 128, connector 151 a, submerged filter conduit 145 a,submerged filter valve 145, submerged filter 110, submerged filterscreen 110 a, part of waterfall backflow conduit 149 a, backflow valveconduit 134 a, backflow valve 134, deposit location conduit 141 a,separator tank valve 143, and into the separator tank 108. At step 6,the anti-static filler valve 113 and driller valve 127 are open.Further, the anti-static valve 128 is closed. A flow is established inconnector 151 a when anti-static valve 128 is open. When driller valve127 is open and anti-static valve 128 is closed, a slurry of sedimentwill flow into the end of submerged filter conduit 145 a, throughconnector 151 a, submerged filter valve 145, submerged filter 110 andsettle into a pile on the bottom of the submerged filter 110 and slurrycompartment 110 b. The connector 151 a which is near the end of conduit44 a allows water from conduit 27 a to flow into submerged filterconduit 145 a. When anti-static valve 128 is closed, the vacuum insubmerged filter conduit 145 a pulls the slurry of sediment into the endof submerged filter conduit 145 a which is open to borrow site 151. Atstep 7, driller valve 127 and submerged filter valve 145 are closed.Closing Submerged Filter Valve 145 will stop the flow of sediment intothe submerged filter 110.

Starting a Syphon

At step 1, close all valves and turn off all pumps. At step 2, theanti-static filler valve 113, anti-static tank vent valve 114, drillerbackflow valve 115, backwash tank filler valve 116, backwash tank ventvalve 117, vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler valve 121, vacuumtank vent valve 124, and containment basin vent valve 144 are open. Thisallows water in the parts to flow freely without creating an airlock. Atstep 3, the borrow site pump switch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 areon. While borrow site pump switch 152 b is on, the water will flowthrough borrow site pump filter 156, borrow site pump 154, anti-staticfiller conduit 113 a, driller backflow valve 115, anti-static fillervalve 113, into the anti-static tank 102. Further, the water flowsthrough the backwash tank conduit 116 a, backwash tank filler valve 116,into the backwash tank 103. Further, the water flows through the part ofsubmerged filter backwash conduit 131 a, vacuum block conduit 118 a,vacuum block valve 118, vacuum tank filler conduit 121 a, vacuum tankfiller valve 121, and into the vacuum tank 104. The tanks (102, 103, and104) are filled with water.

At step 4, a submerged filter backwash valve 131, waterfall backflowvalve 149, and waterfall tank vent valve 150 are open. Further, theanti-static filler valve 113 and vacuum tank filler valve 121 areclosed. The water will flow from the backwash tank 103 through submergedfilter backwash conduit 131 a, submerged filter backwash valve 131,submerged filter screen 110, submerged filter 110, waterfall backflowconduit 149 a, waterfall backflow valve 149, part of waterfall tankconduit 138 a, and into the bottom of waterfall tank 112. This willprovide sufficient water in tank 112 to fill waterfall tank conduit 138a, waterfall tank valve 138, and part of slurry backflow valve conduit133 a, deposit location conduit 141 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142 a,right vacuum flow valve 142, filter assembly 106, part of left vacuumflow conduit 129 a, part of slurry backflow valve conduit 133 a, part ofbuoyancy lift flow conduit 132 a and part of upper filter backwashconduit 120 a. At step 5, the vacuum tank vent valve 124 is closed.Further, the separator tank vacuum valve 123, vacuum tank vacuum valve126, right vacuum flow valve 142, and separator tank valve 143 are open.The water in vacuum tank 104 will flow through vacuum tank vacuum valve126 and vacuum tank vacuum conduit 126 a into the containment basin 109.This will create a vacuum in the vacuum tank 104, part of containmentbasin pump conduit 125 a, part of vacuum tank filler conduit 121 a,separator tank vacuum conduit 123 a, separator tank vacuum valve 123,separator tank 108, part of separator tank backwash conduit 122 a,separator tank valve 143, deposit location conduit 141 a, part of slurrybackflow valve conduit 134 a, waterfall tank conduit 138 a, a waterfalltank valve 138, part of waterfall backflow conduit 149 a, right vacuumflow conduit 142 a, right vacuum flow valve 142, filter assembly 106,part of left vacuum flow conduit 129 a, part of slurry backflow valveconduit 133 a, part of buoyancy lift flow conduit 132 a and part ofupper filter backwash conduit 120 a.

At step 6, the upper filter backwash valve 120, separator tank backwashvalve 122, left vacuum flow valve 129, and waterfall pump valve 139 areopen. Further, the separator tank valve 143 is closed. The vacuum inconduits 120 a, 118 a, and 122 a will lift water from the end of conduit44 a and waterfall tank 112, and fill part of submerged filter conduit145 a, connector 151 a, left vacuum flow conduit 129 a, left vacuum flowvalve 129, the filter assembly 106, part of buoyancy lift flow conduit132 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142 a, right vacuum flow valve 142,part of deposit location conduit 141 a, part of backflow valve conduit134 a, waterfall tank conduit 138 a and waterfall tank valve 138.Closing then opening left vacuum flow valve 129 and right vacuum flowvalve 142 in a timely manner will lift the water to filter assembly 106evenly. A syphon will start when filter assembly 106 is full; syphonwater will flow from the end of submerged filter conduit 145 a throughthe conduits and filter assembly 106 into waterfall tank 112 when wateris available at the end of submerged filter conduit 145 a.

At step 7, the waterfall pump switch 152 a and waterfall pump 153 areon. This allows the water to flow from waterfall pump 153 throughwaterfall pump conduit 139 a and waterfall pump valve 139 to depositlocation 107. At step 8, the upper filter backwash valve 120 is closedand opened. Small amounts of air in the sediment are released andcollected at the top of filter assembly 106 in this process. Ifexcessive air collects in filter assembly 106, the syphon will stop. Itis necessary to maintain the vacuum to remove the air. The air at thetop of filter assembly 106 is removed when the upper filter backwashvalve 120 is open. The vacuum provided to filter assembly 106 is stoppedwhen the upper filter backwash valve 120 is closed. At step 9, the upperfilter vent valve 135 is open. This will stop the syphon. The air willflow through upper filter vent valve 135 into filter assembly 106 anddrain the conduits of the water.

Buoyancy Lift

At step 1, close all valves and turn off all pumps. At step 2, thebackwash tank filler valve 116, vacuum block valve 118, a buoyancy liftfiller valve 119 are open. Further, the borrow site pump switch 152 band borrow site pump 154 are on. The water flows through borrow sitepump filter 156, borrow site pump 154, part of anti-static fillerconduit 113 a, backwash tank conduit 116 a, backwash tank filler valve116, the backwash tank 103, part of submerged filter backwash conduit131 a, part of vacuum block conduit 118 a, vacuum block valve 118, abuoyancy lift filler conduit 119 a, and buoyancy lift filler valve 119into buoyancy lift 111.

At step 3, a buoyancy lift flow valve 132, deposit location valve 141,right vacuum flow valve 142, and a buoyancy lift pressure valve 147 areopen. The water in buoyancy lift 111 flows through buoyancy liftpressure conduit 147 a, buoyancy lift pressure valve 147, part of slurrybackflow valve conduit 133 a, slurry compartment 110 b, buoyancy liftflow conduit 132 a, buoyancy lift flow valve 132, the filter assembly106, upper filter assembly screen 106 a, right vacuum flow conduit 142a, right vacuum flow valve 142, part of deposit location conduit 141 a,deposit location valve 141 and to deposit location 107. The water level111 a in buoyancy lift 111 is maintained sufficiently above the top offilter assembly 106 to provide adequate flow. At step 4, the borrow sitepump switch 152 b and borrow site pump 154 are off. The buoyancy liftfiller valve 119 and buoyancy lift flow valve 132 are closed where thewater stops flowing. The buoyancy lift 111 also assists the vacuum whichis created in vacuum tank 104 to move the sediment from compartment 110b below, up into filter assembly 106 above. The elevation height of thewater to filter assembly 106 is determined by the height of the buoyancylift 111. The buoyancy lift 111 lifts water to filter assembly 106independent of the vacuum, a vacuum is not required for the buoyancylift 111 to function. It uses the downward water pressure that iscreated at the surface of level 111 a to function.

At step 5, a buoyancy lift drain valve 148 is open. The water inbuoyancy lift will flow through buoyancy lift pressure conduit 147 a,buoyancy lift pressure valve 147, part of slurry backflow valve conduit133 a, and buoyancy lift drain valve 148 into a disperse area or todeposit location 107. This will drain the water in buoyancy lift 111,and lowers the water level 111 a.

Buoyancy Lift Float

At one step, the deposit 107 a is placed on float 105. At this step,float 105 follows the sides 111 b and 11 c of buoyancy lift 111 while itfloats on the surface of the water in buoyancy lift 111. As the waterlevel 11 a rises and falls, it lifts and lowers deposit 107 a or otheritems. The deposit 107 a is sediment from the borrow site 151.

Precipitation Catch

At step 1, the backwash tank vent valve 117 and a precipitation catchvalve 160 are open. The precipitation catch 159 will add water to thebackwash tank 103 as precipitation occurs. It is a way for other waterto be introduced into the apparatus along with water from other forcesthat elevate water. When backwash tank vent valve 16 and precipitationcatch valve 59 are open, the water from the perception catch 159 willflow through a precipitation catch conduit 160 a, precipitation catchvalve 59, and into the backwash tank 103. It is independent of theapparatus functions and does not require the apparatus system to befunctioning.

Further, the apparatus 100 includes a bulkhead where the water falls tocreate the vacuum. The bulkhead is designed using the pilings that areinstalled along the bank of a body of water, which are hollow like acasing. In one embodiment, the bulkhead is surrounded by an open body ofwater and encloses it like a coffer dam, then pumped out with thesystem. The bulkhead is also a solar farm that powers the grid. Also,the solar panel that powers the pump at the bottom of the casing isplaced on top of the casing for the structure.

Advantageously, the apparatus of the present invention recovers the landlost to erosion while the sediment builds new land. Also, the apparatuslifting the sediment above the tidal waters increases the ocean capacityand gives the arctic waters a place to go without raising the ocean.

While the disclosure has been described with reference to exemplaryembodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted forelements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Inaddition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular system,device or component thereof to the teachings of the disclosure withoutdeparting from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intendedthat the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodimentsdisclosed for carrying out this disclosure, but that the disclosure willinclude all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.Moreover, the use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote anyorder or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are usedto distinguish one element from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure.As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended toinclude the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify thepresence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements,and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of oneor more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or groups thereof.

The description of the present disclosure has been presented forpurposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to beexhaustive or limited to the disclosure in the form disclosed. Manymodifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thedescribed embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explainthe principles of the disclosure and the practical application, and toenable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosurefor various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sediment capture syphon apparatus for capturingsediment from a borrow site, comprising: a containment basin comprisinga containment basin pump valve and a vacuum tank vacuum valve, whereinthe containment basin pump valve is configured to pump water to a vacuumtank through a conduit and the vacuum tank vacuum valve is configured topump back water through a conduit into the containment basin, therebycreating a vacuum in the vacuum tank; an anti-static pressure tank and abackwash tank connected with the containment basin via one or morevalves and conduits; a separator tank connected with the containmentbasin configured to pull the sediment deposits from a submerged filtercomprising slurry using vacuum, wherein the submerged filter is placedon the borrow site for filtering the flow of sediment; a filter assemblyor upper filter with a filter screen configured to deposit the sedimentin the deposited location using one or more knife valves, wherein thefilter assembly is connected to the separator tank via one or moreconduits and valves; a buoyancy lift configured to exert a buoyancy liftfloat mechanism to float a float comprising the deposit at the surfaceof the water, wherein the buoyancy lift assists the submerged filterwith sediment to move to the filter assembly using vacuum; and awaterfall tank with a water level configured to receive water flow fromthe filter assembly by creating a pressure; wherein the containmentbasin, waterfall tank, and barrow site are connected to an electricalpower source configured to power a battery comprising one or moreswitches via a wire;
 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein thecontainment basin is placed above the surface of the borrow site.
 3. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the containment basin uses a vacuum tolift the sediment from the barrow site.
 4. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the anti-static pressure tank is connected to the borrow sitevia a drill valve configured to pump the water from the anti-staticpressure tank to a drill conduit outlet and sediment.
 5. The apparatusof claim 1, wherein the anti-static pressure tank is further connectedto an anti-static valve to receive water from the borrow site attachedto a connector.
 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the separator tankcomprises a water level indicator to indicate the level of water.
 7. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the filter assembly allows the flow ofwater to the waterfall tank by pressure.
 8. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein one or more knife valves includes an upper knife valve and alower knife valve configured to deposit the sediment in the depositedlocation when the vacuum is released.
 9. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the buoyancy lift lifts and lowers the deposit from the borrowsite as the water level rises and falls.
 10. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the electrical power source is a solar panel.
 11. The apparatusof claim 1, wherein one or more switches include a waterfall pumpswitch, a borrow site pump switch, and a containment basin power switchconfigured to provide power to pumps via wires.
 12. The apparatus ofclaim 1, further comprises a perception catch attached to the backwashtank configured to add water as perception occurs.
 13. The apparatus ofclaim 1, further comprises a capture valve configured to capture anddrain the valve comprising water along with aquatic lives without anyharm.
 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprises a bulkhead wherethe water falls to create the vacuum.
 15. The apparatus of claim 14,wherein the bulkhead uses pilings to install along an open body of waterforming a casing.
 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the bulkhead isusing the pilings that are installed along used as a solar farm thatpowers the grid.